Toy



Nov. 26, 1946. 1 c. c. COHEN 2,411,614

TOY

Filed March 3, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v lNV ENTOR Cfgrlels' C. CohenATTORNEY Nov. 26, 1946- C. c..c0H- N 2,411,614

' TOY Filed March 3, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Char/e3 C Cofzezz WATTORNEY.

Patented Nev. 26, F1946,

UNITED .sTATEs PATENT; orrlcc TOY I Charles Cohen, New York, N. Y.

Application-March 3, 1945, Serial No. 580,876

6 Claims. (Cl. 35-39).

This invention relates to toys. It is particularly directed to aneducational toy or game to aid a child in learning how to tell time, andalso at the same time to aid'a child in learning to count.

. An object of this invention is to provide an amusing and educationaldevice of the character described, comprising a clock face and wiresemanating from points in the clock face adjacent the hour indications,and beads. slidable on the wires, th number of beads on the wirescorresponding to the hour indications on the clock face adjacent therespective wires.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed, comprising a frame carrying a plurality of parallel wires, aclock face mountedonthe wires and between the ends of the frame, andbeads strung on the wires, the number of beads on each wirecorresponding to the hour indicated on the clock face and adjacent thewire. 7 v 1 Yet another object of this invention is to provide a strong,durable, compact and attractive toy of the character described whichshall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate,amusing-and educational in use, and

yet practical and eflicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out. The invention accordingly consistsin the fea-ftures of construction, combinations of elements,

and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the constructionhereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will beindicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of thevariouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and v rFig. 4 is a top plan view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring now in detail. to the drawings, I ll designates a deviceembodying the invention. The same comprises a rectangular frame l lhaving parallel end members 12 interconnected by top and bottom parallelmembers Interconnecting the end members l2 are seven parallel wires orother rail members designated by numerals l5, l6. l1,,l8,, I9, 20 and12!, respectively. The ends of the wires maybe fixed to the end framemembers l2 by any suitable means. The

wires 15 to '2! are preferably equally spaced apart. The wires l and 21are spaced from and parallel to the frame members I 3.

Mounted on the wires A5 to 2| is a clock simulating member 25. Member 25comprises a ring I clock face 21 may be made of papen cardboard,

the ring 26.

twelve beads or other objects 35, there being parchment, wood, plasticmaterial, sheet' material, or any other suitable material.

On the clock face are printed or otherwise applied numbers 1, to 12,respectively, to indicate the hourscf the day. Number 12 is disposedadjacent the top wire l5. Number 6 is disposed adjacent th bottom wire21. Numbers .1 and "11" are disposed adjacent Wire [6 but at onpositesides of the clock face.. Numjbers 2 and lO are disposed adjacent wireI1 and at opposite sides of the clock face. Numbers 3 and 9 are disposedadjacent wire l8 and at opposite sides of the clock face. Numbers f4 and8 are disposed adjacent wire l9 and at opposite sides of the clock face.Numbers 5 and 7 are disposed adjacent wire 2!! and at opposit sides ofthe clock face.

Any suitablemeans may be provided to prevent sliding movement ofthe'clock face on the wires. To this end, stop. members 3E] maybe fixedto the wires adjacent the inner surfaces of On wire l5 are slidablymounted six beads on each side of the clock face. These beads havethrough openings and may be moved inwardly toward the clock facesubstantially in contact with the ring so that a child can count twelvebeads to correspond with number 12 on the clock face. which designates12 oclock. On wire it there is slidably mounted a single head 35 on theside of the clock face adjacent number 1. This bead indicates oneoclock. On the same wire but on the opposite side of the clock face areeleven beads which may be slidably moved toward numeral 11 on the clockface to indicate eleven oclock. On

wire ii there are two beads on one side of the clock face and ten headson the opposite side beads on one side of the clock face and seven beadson the opposite side of the clock face. On wire 2! there are three beadson each side of the clock face. The six beads may be disposed toward theface near numeral 6 to indicate siX oclock.

It will now be noted that on each of the wires there are a number ofbeads corresponding to each numeral on the clock face adjacent the wire.Thus the child using the game will learn how to count and also how totell time.

At the center of the clock face is a pivot pin or rivet 40. Rotatablymounted thereon is a minute simulating hand 4! and an hour simulatinghand 42. The minute hand may also be moved to any desired position toindicate minutes; 7

The clock face may be decorated to represent a cats face or any otheramusing object. Adhered to the front of the clock face are a pair of earsimulating members 45 as shown in the drawings.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a device lDa embodying a modified form of theinvention. The device Illa comprises a circular frame ring 50 and acentral clock face connected to the ring 50 by twelve radiating wires52. The wires 52 are equiangularly spaced apart. On the clock face arethe hour numerals each adjacent one of the wires. On the wires areslidably mounted beads 35. On the wires adjacent numeral 1 on the clockface, there is a single bead. On the Wire adjacent numeral 2 on theclock face, are two beads, and

so on, so that on the wire adjacent numeral 12 there are twelve beads.

On the clock face are also pivoted a minute hand 53 and an hour hand 54.If desired, the clock face may be suitably decorated.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use. As various possibleembodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changesmight be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understoodthat all matterherein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings isto be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

prising a frame, a clock face simulating member marked with numerals toindicate the hours, wires interconnecting the clock face simulatingmember with the frame, and beads slidably mounted on said wires, thenumber of beads on each wire corresponding to the hour indicatingnumeral on the clock face adjacent said wire.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a frame having end,portions and top and bottom portions, the end portionsbeinginterconnected by parallel wires, a clock face simulating member mountedon the wires and. be-

tween said end portions, and beads slidably Having thus described myinvention, I claim mounted on the wires, the number of beads on thewires corresponding to the hour numeral on the clock face adjacent thewires, respectively.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a circular frame, aclock face centrally located in the frame, radiating wiresinterconnecting the clock face frame, the clock face bearing numerals 1to 12 in position'to indicate the hours, there being one wire for eachhour, beads slidably mounted on said wires, the number of beads-on saidwires corresponding to the hour numeral adjacent said wires,respectively.

4. An educational device of the character described, comprising a clockface, rail members emanating from the clock face, and objects slidablymounted on the railmembers, the number of objects on each railcorresponding to the nu meral indicating the hour on the clockfaceadjacent said rail. I

5. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, a ringwithin the frame, a clock face simulating member on said ring, wirespassing through the ring and connected to the frame and beads slidablymounted on said wires, the number of beads on said wires correspondingto the hour numeral adjacent said wires, respectively.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, a ringwithin the frame, a clock face simulating member on said ring, wirespassing through the ring and connected to the frame, and beads slidablymounted on said wires, the number of beads on said wires correspondingto the hour numeral adjacent said wires, respectively, a pivot at thecenter of the clock face simulating member, and a minute hand and anhour hand rotatably mounted on said pivot.

CHARLES C. COHEN.

